Some days I just miss carb foods like bread or Biscuits. Back when I ate carbs, I often made biscuits— sometimes from scratch, but sometimes from a baking mix called Jiffy mix. But, alas, now I know how bad that is for me.

I have made a number of low-carb bread, muffin or biscuit substitutes, all of which call for a lot of eggs, and I love some of them, but they don’t taste like REAL biscuits or bread.

Carbquik is a commercial low-carb baking mix, and I’ve found that the biscuits taste like real biscuits. In fact, I find it hard to control my portions, so I usually make 1/2 or 1/4 batch of the biscuits. But even when I eat 1/2 a batch in one day, I’ve found it doesn’t raise my blood sugars or kick me out of ketosis like real biscuits would. 

Now, Carbquik contains ‘wheat, soy, egg and milk’ ingredients, so it is not for people with those allergies. It also has some canola oil in it. And there is 14 grams of fiber per serving: so, warning— you need to drink a LOT of water or liquid when you eat Carbquik Biscuits, and add butter or other healthyfat source, or it could cause problems in your system (constipation.)

The Carbquik box provides a lot of recipes like Carbquik cheesecake and Carbquik turkey pot pie. In the inside, alas, it gives you hints on how to make Carbquik recipes ‘healthier’ — by which they mean, ‘lower in fat.’ Or, in scientifically accurate terms, ‘unhealthier.’ Ignore those suggestions, but remember that the Carbquik company isn’t your best source for keto lifestyle advice. And be sure to add butter! Or baconfat! (Baconfat is a lovely butter-substitute in or on biscuits— unless you are Jewish and keeping kosher.)

Bread-substitutes like Carbquik should not be an everyday part of your keto lifestyle. I use Carbquik biscuits as a Sunday treat, and it makes a great treat on Sundays (or Saturdays, or perhaps Fridays for Muslims.) I also use it to break a carb-cheating habit. Some weeks I have an every-day craving for carb treats around 3 in the afternoon, which often causes me to run to the store to buy some ‘crappy carbage’ carb-filled junk food. (And, yes, even a loaf of whole wheat bread is ‘crappy carbage’ and junk food.) Making a batch of Carbquik biscuits staves off this temptation.

1 cup [1/2 cup] Carbquik

1/3 cup [2 Tablespoons]  water

1 pinch [half pinch?] garlic powder, optional

1 pinch [half pinch] kelp powder, optional

1/4 cup [1/8 cup] shredded cheese, optional

Preheat oven to 350 F. Put Carbquik, and garlic, kelp and cheese, if using, in mixing bowl. Add water and stir. If dough ball fails to form, add a touch more water. Divide dough into 6-8 equal portions. Pat each portion by hand into a biscuit-shape. Place on baking pan that has been greased (coconut oil) or sprayed with olive oil pan spray. Place a small pat butter on top of each biscuit before baking. May substitute bacon grease or coconut oil for the butter. Bake for 10-12 minutes. 

I have also made the Carbquik box recipe for brownies. It was good, I overate them, but it didn’t raise my blood sugar or kick me out of ketosis the way you’d think it might. (I wouldn’t risk having these brownies in the house all the time, though. It’s nice to have the option, so I do keep the ingredients in the house. It’s better than being tempted to eat carbs!)

All in all: Carbquik is too much of a processed food to be our staple food, but when you get sick of pork chops and chicken thighs and eggy-tasting stuff, making a Carbquik recipe is better than having a carb binge. And since it’s easy to make, on days when you are too busy or too sick to cook a fancy keto meal, you can make yourself a few biscuits to go with your simple low-carb meal.